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VERB (5)

1. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
- Example: "inculcate values into the young generation"
[syn: inculcate, instill, infuse]

2. fill, as with a certain quality;
- Example: "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
[syn: impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture]

3. undergo the process of infusion;
- Example: "the mint tea is infusing"

4. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse;
- Example: "steep the blossoms in oil"
- Example: "steep the fruit in alcohol"
[syn: steep, infuse]

5. introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes;
- Example: "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infuse \In*fuse\, n. Infusion. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Infuse \In*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infused; p. pr. & vb. n. Infusing.] [L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See Found to cast.] 1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed. [1913 Webster] That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse. --Denham. [1913 Webster] 2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce. [1913 Webster] That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the trunks of men. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son which himself never possessed? --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with. [1913 Webster] Infuse his breast with magnanimity. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Infusing him with self and vain conceit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak. [1913 Webster] One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water. --Coxe. [1913 Webster] 5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate. [R.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

infuse v 1: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: inculcate, instill, infuse] 2: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture] 3: undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing" 4: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" [syn: steep, infuse] 5: introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"